john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status with his folk-based pop songs with a lot of them being set in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf from Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, fell in Love with Colorado. The place he settled was Aspen. Denver's state anthems have inspired people to travel to Colorado. There isn't any other performer who embodies Colorado such as John Denver said G. Brown director of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was inducted into the Hall of Fame as its the first member in 2011. Denver is the symbol of Colorado to many around the world. Certainly in my travels you encounter someone on the other part of the globe, someone who is from New Zealand and you say "I'm of Colorado and the first word that comes that comes out of their mouths is Oh John Denver! Brown said. Denver's debut Top 10 hit as a solo artist after a short time in folk groups comprised of Take Me Home Country Roads written by Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the tune with the inspiration of Johnny Cash, but Denver could hear an early version and knew the song would be one of the Top 10 hits. The track was released just several weeks after that Washington D.C. performance.